Question 1

what causes severe motion sickness?

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Motion sickness: Cause is still debated but it is basically a conflict between sensory systems. For example, car sickness is caused by your eyes (which are looking at interior of car and environment is not moving) whereas the fluid in your ear (maintains balance) feels motion of the car.

Question 2

what works to cure motion sickness?

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Motion sickness: Some techniques include looking straight in the direction of the travel when in a car & if night-time close your eyes or nap, chew gum, fresh cool air, wearing a special eyewear called viban, & medications such as dramamine (dimenhydrinate) & meclizine, scopolamine transdermal patch, promethazine, ginger as crystals or tea.

Question 3

is motion sickness really an illness?

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Motion sickness: Simple motion sickness from that from a boat or automobile ride is not an illness.  However motion sickness e.g. Can occur from illness of the inner ear, eyes, or the brain and motion sickness would then be classified as an illness or symptom of an illness.

Question 4

what happens once you have motion sickness?

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You will feel ill: Motion sickness occurs when your equilibrium system is overwhelmed. If you are traveling by plane, sit over the wings, if traveling by car or bus, sit in the front and look ahead and as far at the horizon as possible.  Symptoms, which include nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headache, will subside once you are out of a moving vehicle.

Question 5

scrolling on my phone makes me feel motion sickness??

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Motion sickness: The cause of motion sickness is the 'disconnect' between what the visual system tells you and what you're middle ear (positional system) registers.  If it 'doesn't make sense' you may feel motion sickness.  It might help if you held your phone farther away from your face, so you can get better visual info that you're really NOT moving, when your eyes seem so focused on that moving screen.

Question 6

how to treat motion sickness?

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Motion sickness: There are over the counter medicines that are available, speak to you local pharmacist, if not resolved might be reasonable to see an ENT doctor that specializes in vertigo.

Question 7

does ginger prevent motion sickness?

Accepted Answer

Often: Motion sickness (or kinetosis) is a condition in which a conflict exists between the visual system (which detects little or no motion) and the vestibular system (which senses motion).  Nausea, dizziness, and fatigue are the most common symptoms.  Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) is the more "conventional" approach; ginger root is a more "alternative" but often equally effective treatment for the nausea.

Question 8

does astigmatism cause motion sickness?

Accepted Answer

Astigmatism & Motion: Astigmatism can cause refractive double vision or streaks and that in some cases can cause vision disturbances which can lower the threshold in a susceptible individual for simulating motion sickness.

Question 9

how can someone overcome motion sickness?

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Can be challenge: Motion intolerance is due to sensory conflicts.  These conflicts arise with the information from the eyes does not agree with information from the inner ear.  Dizziness results when the brain cannot resolve this conflict.  Best way to manage this is via avoidance and recognition of the sensory conflict.  With repeated exposure this conflict can be controlled.  If not, medications may be needed.

Question 10

how to avoid motion sickness in the future?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes difficult: Motion sickness is usually the result of a genetically overactive vestibular inner ear.  The only possible treatment is to take medication that unfortunately sedates the brain.  Meclizine, is the drug of choice but scopalamine patches may sometimes work.  These ideas should be tried if you are going on a boat or a vehicle that may br turning quickly.  Good luck.

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